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Sioux pipe bag. Made from buckskin w/ lazystitch beadwork. Band up each side and
Sioux pipe bag. Made from buckskin w/ lazystitch beadwork. Band up each side and
Object Number 985-27-10/59448
Display Title Sioux pipe bag. Made from buckskin w/ lazystitch beadwork. Band up each side and
Descriptions
Object Description Sioux pipe bag. Made from buckskin w/ lazystitch beadwork. Band up each side and around neck in white, green, blue, red and yellow. Wide beaded area above fringe w/ white ground and geometric designs in yellow, green, red and blue, different on each side. Top fringe is quilled. 89.3x16.9 cm.
Inventory Description Bag, leather w/ beaded design on white ground, quill extensions, fringe, tinkle
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Glass, Metal tinkler, Porcupine quill, Buckskin, Quill, Rawhide, Tinkler
Dimensions Overall: 90 x 16 x 0.8 cm (35 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59448, 34260
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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